Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The first element, common to all oblique pronouns, is ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ka (personal oblique marker), whence kang and archaic ka (plural personal oblique marker). Thus analyzable as kang + akò. Compare Ilocano kaniak, Kapampangan kaku.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kanakò (Badlit spelling ᜃᜈᜃᜓ)

  1. to me; for me; with me; at me (oblique first person singular)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) sa ako, sa akoa
    gihatag niya kanakohe gave it to me
    anaa kanako ang yawiI have the key (literally, “the key is with me”)
    nagtan-aw sila kanakothey were looking at me
Usage notes
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  • Oblique forms are almost always substituted with their short form (in this case, nako) anywhere in a sentence. The full form may be used to give a sense of formality.

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